Introduction to boundary elements: theory and applications

Friedel Hartmann0387504303, 9780387504308

The central topic is the application of the boundary element method to elastostatics, elastodynamics, plasticity, acoustics and heat conduction. Elementary examples from mechanics illustrate the underlying principle and help in understanding the differences between finite elements and boundary elements. Additional exercises illustrate the technique. Contains the complete influence matrices for plate- bending problems (linear elements), for membrane and plate problems (quadratic elements) and for problems in three-dimensional elasticity